If the Moon Titan Orbits Earth

Long ago, I made a post with a scenario on how planet Earth would be affected if our moon were the size of Mars. But I've decided that it be more reasonable if our moon were closer in size to Titan, the largest moon of the planet Saturn.

Let's see how our moon stands as it is now:

• Diameter: $3,475 \text{km} (2,159 \text{mi})$
• Mass: $7.3459 \times 10^{22} \text{kg}$
• Gravity: $0.165 \text{g}$ (17% that of Earth's)

The size of Titan is as follows:

• Diameter: $5,150 \text{km} (3,200 \text{mi})$
• Mass: $1.3452 \times 10^{23} \text{kg}$
• Gravity: $0.138 \text{g}$ (13.8% of Earth gravity) on the surface

If our moon is the size of Titan, questions follow as such:

• Would the Roche Limit be any different?
• What would the nightscape look like?
• How would tides and eclipses be affected?

posted almost 9 years ago

JohnWDailey‭

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